Iran said it had no crude exports to France which could be subjected to sanctions

Iran said on Friday it had no crude exports to France which could be subjected to sanctions, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

This week France's foreign ministry first suggested and then back-tracked on the imposition of a unilateral ban on oil from Iran, making clear it would only act over Iran's nuclear program as part of an EU-wide plan.

"The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) does not export any crude oil to France to get subjected to sanctions," head of NIOC Ahmad Qalebani told Mehr.